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tryan01
Joined: 09 Jan 2011
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Location: Maryland
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 12:46 pm Post subject: 1st Solo! |
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Hi, I will introduce myself here.
I'm Tim and I flew my first solo today at Essex Skypark outside of Baltimore after 7.5 hours of training. Weather was great, very light crosswind. I thought I would be more nervous but I just kept doing what I've been doing and it went fine except for landing long and ballooning a tad in the flare.
I've been lurking here for several months but the time has come to show myself, sort of. |
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drseti
Joined: 28 Nov 2009
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Location: Lock Haven PA
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1st Solo! |
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tryan01 wrote: I flew my first solo today at Essex Skypark outside of Baltimore after 7.5 hours of training.
Way to go, Tim! Congratulations, and welcome to the community of aviators. In what aircraft did you solo? |
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tryan01
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Location: Maryland
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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| I flew the Romanian made Aerostar Festival. |
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drseti
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| Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2011 3:38 pm Post subject: |
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tryan01 wrote: I flew the Romanian made Aerostar Festival.
Gee, I don't know anything about that one. Feel free to enlighten us about it. :) |
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NismoRR
Joined: 26 Jan 2011
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Location: Murrieta, CA
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| Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2011 9:30 am Post subject: |
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Great job Tim! Fantastic feeling isn't it? I just solo'd 4/1, and like you, I wasn't that nervous. I just told myself I've done this 80 times already, just a few more. I thought the best part was ther take off. Once I was off the ground by myself, I just had the biggest smile and even LOL'd saying out loud this is so f***IN AWESOME!!!!
Congrats and good luck on finishing up! I'm taking a month off now, going to FL next week where I'm going to rent a Tecnam near W.Palm Beach. When I get back, I'll be on the "checkride express" as my CFI calls it with just three hours of dual left (2 xC) and my solo requirement. I have 15.5 hrs currently.
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cerwindel
Joined: 01 May 2011
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Location: Tracy, Ca
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| Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Nice Tim..
I remember my first solo.. My left leg was shaking so bad, I was all over the place on the rudder.
Once I got 1 landing in, I was all good!
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tryan01
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 10:07 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys! Now I have to catch up on the bookwork in preparation for the written and cross country.
C- just the left leg? |
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cerwindel
Joined: 01 May 2011
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Location: Tracy, Ca
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| Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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tryan01 wrote: Thanks guys! Now I have to catch up on the bookwork in preparation for the written and cross country.
C- just the left leg?
yeah, I think my right was busy countering the left :P Glad both feet isnt airbrakes!
C |
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bshort
Joined: 09 Jul 2010
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Location: Ca
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Cerwindel,
Is that Skylark still flying over at KTCY? That was my first solo....in the lumpy, bumpy winds of Tracy! |
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cerwindel
Joined: 01 May 2011
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Location: Tracy, Ca
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| Posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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bshort wrote: Cerwindel,
Is that Skylark still flying over at KTCY? That was my first solo....in the lumpy, bumpy winds of Tracy!
Yes it is.. Even though its been down for repairs for a month..
Should be back up next week. Your 1st solo in it? |
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bshort
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| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:32 am Post subject: |
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| Sure was. PM if you want some info. |
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